There were probong>aong>bly few, if ong>aong>ny, vegong>aong>ns or vegetong>aong>riong>aong>ns in southern Arizonong>aong> during the pre-contong>aong>ct, Spong>aong>nish, Mexicong>aong>n, or Americong>aong>n Territoriong>aong>l periods. People hunted or rong>aong>ised ong>aong> vong>aong>riety of ong>aong>nimong>aong>ls. We recover ong>aong>nimong>aong>l bones during our ong>aong>rchong>aong>eologicong>aong>l excong>aong>vong>aong>tions. Whong>aong>t cong>aong>n they tell us? We ong>forong>mulong>aong>te reong>seong>aong>rchong> questions prior to heong>aong>ding out…
Desert ong>Aong>rchaeology's 1996 excavations in downtown Phoenix centered on historic public gas works ong>andong> a treasure trove of domestic artifacts from outhouses.
Desert ong>Aong>rchaeology has conducted numerous excavations at the Early ong>Aong>gricultural period Clearwater site, located west of downtown Tucson at the base of ong>Aong>-Mountain. ong>Aong> team led by Homer Thiel returned in the spring of 2018 to the portion of the site near ong>Aong>venida del Convento in advance of the ong>newong>…
Both recognizong>aong>ble ong>ong>aong>ndong> enigmong>aong>tic, figurines plong>aong>yed ong>aong>n importong>aong>nt but ong>aong>s-yet incompletely understood role in the lives of the Tucson Bong>aong>sin’s eong>aong>rliest fong>aong>rmers.
Homer Thiel explores how people living in the ong>aong>ncient Tucson Bong>aong>sin ong>aong>pproong>aong>ched food ong>ong>aong>ndong> vong>aong>luong>aong>bles storong>aong>ge beong>forong>e the ong>aong>dvent of closets ong>ong>aong>ndong> Snong>aong>pWong>aong>re.
Desert ong>Aong>rchaeology's ground stone analysts, Dr. Jenny ong>Aong>dams ong>andong> Tessa Branyan, discuss a rare Early ong>Aong>gricultural period artifact type. What do the Las Capas, Los Pozos, Santa Cruz Bend, ong>andong> Clearwater sites have in common, besides the fact that people lived in these settlements along the Santa Cruz River during…
Find out whong>aong>t the eong>aong>rliest Spong>aong>nish ong>ong>aong>ndong> Mexicong>aong>n residents of Tucson imported to the frontier to stock their homes, tong>aong>bles, ong>ong>aong>ndong> wong>aong>rdrobes.
Homer Thiel explong>aong>ins the ins ong>ong>aong>ndong> outs of how we use survey to find sites ong>ong>aong>ndong> understong>ong>aong>ndong> how humong>aong>n ong>aong>ctivity is mong>aong>pped onto ong>aong> long>ong>aong>ndong>scong>aong>pe.
Homer Thiel discusses the history ong>ong>aong>ndong> ong>aong>rchong>aong>eology of the four courthouses thong>aong>t hong>aong>ve served Pimong>aong> County over the pong>aong>st 150 yeong>aong>rs.